United Steelworkers FY2020 filing

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

The purpose of the union, as the representative of its members, is to improve working conditions and living standards of members through collective bargaining, education and employee benefits and to establish necessary procedures for the amicable adjustment of all disputes which may arise between employers and employees.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$467K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $50K a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$467K
to officers and key staff · 219% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 219% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.1M
752% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 752% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$151K
Spent
$213K
Net assets
−$946K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$151K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$142K
Expenses
$213K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$171K
Net assets
−$946K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$946K
FY2021−$994K
FY2022−$1.1M
FY2023−$1.1M
FY2024−$1.2M
FY2025−$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1940.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $467K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Bus Mgr
$116,120Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Business Rep
$112,527Pt VII · Sec A
Sec Treas/Bkpr
$80,771Pt VII · Sec A
Rec Secy/Staff
$77,657Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Staff
$77,656Pt VII · Sec A
$1,080Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/E-Board
$715Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$660Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Generoso Dichiara$126,448$124,596$124,309$119,295$120,558$116,120
Alvaro Vargas————$116,428$112,527
Michael Vargas$112,910$108,497$106,340$86,160$85,124$80,771
Alvaro Vargas - Thru 1122———$109,756——
Francia Reed$90,694$87,365$86,795$79,734$80,800$77,656
Elizabeth Matthews$89,986$87,365$86,796$79,735$80,800$77,657
Anthony Mercado - Eff 121————$1,484—
Jeremy Marrero$55$1,440————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See United Steelworkers executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves worker conditions and living standards through bargaining, education, and benefits.

Questions for United Steelworkers

Tap to ask. United Steelworkers sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. United Steelworkers answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The purpose of the union, as the representative of its members, is to improve working conditions and living standards of members through collective bargaining, education and employee benefits and to establish necessary procedures for the amicable adjustment of all disputes which may arise between employers and employees.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$151K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$368
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
−$946K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$368
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$151K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$946K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$171K$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$884K−$946K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$511K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K
Office expensesLn 13$25K
Information technologyLn 14$51K
OccupancyLn 16$27K
TravelLn 17$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$528
InterestLn 20$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$478K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $142K$171K−$29K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $117K$172K−$55K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $122K$169K−$47K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $148K$207K−$59K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $211K$260K−$48K−$994K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $151K$213K−$62K−$946K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $150,948 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $161,181$132,636
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $516$368
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33,418$17,944
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $195,115$150,948
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $545,570$547,582
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year −$329,885−$334,682
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $215,685$212,900
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,570−$61,952
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $150,948 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $132,636$132,636
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $368$368
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,944$17,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $150,580 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $368$150,948
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,900 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$511,476
IX-10 Payroll taxes$36,106
IX-11b Legal fees$5,000
IX-11c Accounting fees$11,000
IX-13 Office expenses$25,292
IX-14 Information technology$50,663
IX-16 Occupancy$27,328
IX-17 Travel$8,862
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$528
IX-20 Interest$1,448
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$7,616
IX-23 Insurance$5,830
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)−$478,249
IX-25 Total functional expenses$212,900
Part X · Balance sheet $145,140 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,852$64,585
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,180$38,333
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,637$31,222
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,000$11,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $170,669$145,140
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,027,228$1,067,809
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,054,689$1,091,112
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$884,020−$945,972
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$884,020−$945,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $170,669$145,140
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$945,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$150,948
XI-2 Total expenses$212,900
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,952
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$884,020
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$945,972

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.